Barbara deRubertis recently retired after 31 years of teaching elementary and middle school classes. She has written more than 50 books for children that have been published by Kane Press. Barbara and her husband live in Cashmere, Washington. Cynthia Fisher is a graduate of the University of Maine. After attending the Art Institute of Boston she began her career in illustration. She is a former library director. Cynthia lives in Charlemont, Massachusetts, with her husband, Marcus, and their two children.
